Sunday, May 20, 2012 10:44 PM ||  Login  ||  Register || rss

Bergen Dispatch - HomePage
Online Local News and Information For Bergen County, NJ.
Widget Tools & Widgets




Property Property Search
Property Election Results
Widget Tools & Widgets
Widget Local
.Gov


Home >



Bamboozle festival comes to an end

"(05/20/12") ASBURY PARK - Bon Jovi was the final act on Sunday at the three-day music festival, described as the biggest beach concert in the United States.

Overall, the festival featured about 100 bands in all, including Skrillex and the Foo Fighters.

Officials say that over 85,000 fans went to Asbury Park over the weekend.

Bee Gees' Robin Gibb dies after long cancer battle

LONDON "(AP") -- With his carefully tended hair, tight trousers and perfect harmonies, Robin Gibb, along with his brothers Maurice and Barry, defined the disco era. As part of the Bee Gees - short for the Brothers Gibb - they created dance floor classics like ""Stayin Alive,"" ""Jive Talkin',"" and ""Night Fever"" that can still get crowds onto a dance floor....

Robin Gibb of Bee Gees dies at 62

LONDON "(AP") -- Robin Gibb, a founding member of the Bee Gees who helped propel the group to international stardom, has died. He was 62....

Reports Nasdaq 'embarrassed' at Facebook delay

NEW YORK "(AP") -- The CEO of the Nasdaq stock exchange says it is ""humbly embarrassed"" by its bungling of Facebook's hugely anticipated debut as a public company on Friday....

Europe faces difficult search for growth

WASHINGTON "(AP") -- On paper at least, European leaders agree They need stronger growth measures to help their economies expand out of their 2 1/2-year-old government debt crisis. Figuring out exactly what those new steps might be will be the hard part....

Bamboozle festival kicks off last set of concerts

"(05/20/12") ASBURY PARK - The Bamboozle Festival, described as the largest beach concert in the United States, will end with a bang this Sunday in Asbury Park.

Thousands of fans packed themselves inside the shore town to see big acts such as the Foo Fighters and Skrillex.

Authorities estimate that there will be 90,000 people at the festival through Sunday night.

Rangers fan claims she was assaulted after Saturday playoff game

NEWARK - A Rangers fan is claiming she was assaulted yesterday at the Prudential Center after the 1 p.m. playoff game. The Brick Township woman says she was assaulted by three Devils fans for wearing her Rangers jersey to the game.

For NY farmers, fracking means salvation _ or ruin

ALBANY, N.Y. "(AP") -- When Dan Fitzsimmons looks across the Susquehanna River and sees the flares of Pennsylvania gas wells, he thinks bitterly of the riches beneath his own land locked up by the heated debate that has kept hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, out of New York....

3 charged in carjacking of pastor Marvin Winans

DETROIT "(AP") -- A Michigan prosecutor has charged three young men in the assault and carjacking of popular Detroit pastor and gospel singing icon Marvin Winans....

Party leaders refuse to budge on debt positions

WASHINGTON "(AP") -- Republicans and Democrats aren't budging when it comes to their already hardened positions on spending cuts versus tax increases to deal with the nation's debt....

Libyan convicted in Lockerbie bombing dies

BENGHAZI, Libya "(AP") - Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, a Libyan intelligence officer who was the only person ever convicted in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, died Sunday nearly three years after he was released from a Scottish prison to the outrage of the relatives of the attack's 270 victims. He was 60.

Scotland released al-Megrahi on Aug. 20, 2009, on compassionate grounds to let him return home to die after he was diagnosed with terminal cancer. At the time, doctors predicted he had only three months to live.

'Avengers' sinks 'Battleship"" to remain No. 1

LOS ANGELES "(AP") -- ""The Avengers"" continues to muscle out everything else Hollywood throws at it, easily sinking naval rival ""Battleship"" and other new releases....

Family of Hamas figure seeks to block Israel movie

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip "(AP") -- Relatives of a slain Hamas operative seek to block the release of a movie being made in Israel about his 2010 assassination in a Dubai luxury hotel, a family member said Sunday....

Kidz Cabaret - Sonic Boom The Remix! - May 20, 2012

Englewood: BergenPAC -  Sonic Boom takes young people on an exciting journey through the world of music and technology. Instruments such as the keyboard, guitar, bass, drum machine, didgeridoo, Indian Flute and turntables, will be mixed with professional computer hardware and software to show the audience how computers have revolutionized the way we experience and create music.

The Pirates of Penzance - Teaneck May 20, 2012

TEANECK Benjamin Franklin Middle School The Ridgewood Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company presents “The Pirates of Penzance,” opera by Gilbert and Sullivan. May 20. $17 and $20. Benjamin Franklin Middle School, 1315 Taft Road. ridgewoodgands.com; (973) 423-0300.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10





Search Button  




Lastest Comments
Only one way to fix this ... TAX CUTS FOR MILLIONAIRES!
in Slow Revenue Growth Sets the Stage for Potentially Budget-Busting Shortfall (1)

5/15/2012 2:23:16 PM

Sounds like Police Chief Thomas Ripoli is looking to increase revenue. At $160K p...
in Fort Lee cracking down on jaywalkers (1)

5/10/2012 7:03:12 PM

Thank goodness the Democratic legislature and Court system have tied his hands fr...
in 56 percent of NJ voters approve of Christie, poll says (1)

5/8/2012 7:17:41 AM

I love her. Best teacher ever!!!! hope everything goes well and that she can retu...
in ARREST OF JILLIAN CLEMENTI (2)

5/4/2012 9:27:07 PM

We are focused on enforcing anti bullying laws, and making sure school districts ...
in Ramsey school bullying suit settled for $4.2 million (1)

5/4/2012 1:44:46 PM

1234

Last Updated 1 Minutes Ago


Copyright © 2012 Bergen Dispatch

Page generated in 0.006 seconds